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197550469London: Chancellor 1975. Large 8vo pp. 254. Bibliography index. With 16 pages of color plates and almost 100 illustrations in black and white. Tan cloth stamped in gilt. VG in chipped and price-clipped dj. Huxley concentrates on Nightingale's contradictory and multi-talented personality: martinet loyal friend compassionate nurse an authority on hospital design brilliant administrator expert on Indian affairs. Chancellor unknown books
1975018127NY: Putnam. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st US ed. of this 4to pictorial biography very good in very good dust jacket quite nice but for stain on verso of rear panel. . Putnam hardcover books
30397Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. NY 1975 . 254 pages small quarto very good condition in dust jacket. . Other hardcover books
1964123554London: Chatto & Windus 1964. hardcover. very good/very good. Illustrated. 8vo blue cloth pictorial d.w. worn. London: Chatto & Windus 1964. Second impression. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Chatto & Windus unknown books
1955123555London 1955. hardcover. Many Illustrations. Small 12mo. London: The Reprint Society 1955.<br/><br/> unknown books
1974UHUXLIV00LAWSaturday Review Press 1974. Very Good. Huxley Elspeth. Livingstone and his African Journeys. NY: Saturday Review Press 1974. 224pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with gently bumped edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with gently bumped corners and tiny stain on front flap. Saturday Review Press hardcover books
1974UHUXLIV00MELSaturday Review Press 1974. Very Good. Huxley Elspeth. Livingstone and His African Journeys. New York: Saturday Review Press 1974. 224pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 4to. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good with lightly rubbed and bumped edges and spine gently rolled. Saturday Review Press hardcover books
1974137946New York: Saturday Review Press 1974. hardcover. very good/very good. Color frontis. portrait. Color & black & white illustrations throughout. 224pp. tall 8vo boards dust wrapper. New York: Saturday Review Press 1974. Very good.<br/><br/> Saturday Review Press unknown books
1974UHUXLIV00CGMSaturday Review 1974. Fine. Huxley Elspeth. Livingstone: And his African Journeys. NY: Saturday Review 1974. 224pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. Small 4to. Cloth. Book condition: Near fine with lightly bumped edges. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with lightly bumped edges. Saturday Review hardcover books
193811206JNew York: Harpers 1938. First Edition - American. Former ownership inscription dated 1938. Very good in neatly price-clipped bright dust jacket with some internal tape strengthening. A jewel theft and a murder are at the heart of this mystery set in a luxurious Africa safari. Harpers unknown books
193813491ENew York: Harpers 1938. First Edition - American. Near fine copy with a 1†sliver of darkening to the cloth at the bottom edge of the front cover near the spine in a very good lightly dust soiled dust jacket with some tiny chips and tears and a neat 1/2†corner cut from the top of the rear flap. A jewel theft and a murder are at the heart of this mystery set in a luxurious Africa safari. Harpers hardcover books
1987UHUXOUT00EFViking 1987. Fine. Huxley Elspeth. Out in the Midday Sun: My Kenya. New York: Viking 1987. 262pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. 1/4 light brown cloth with gilt lettering. Book condition: Near fine with slightly bumped head of spine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with lightly rubbed and bumped edges. Viking hardcover books
1985101423London: Chatto & Windus 1985. First edition early printing of Huxley's memoirs of her adult life. Octavo original cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the title page "Elspeth Huxley For Joe Ferrier with gratitude for a continuing interest 1986." The recipient Joe Ferrier was a fan and pen pal of Huxley's. They often exchanged letters books and article clippings between England and the United States. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Nellie and Major Josceline Grant arrived in Thika in what was then British East Africa in 1912 where they became colonial settlers and established a coffee plantation. Their daughter Elspeth had quite an unconventional childhood which she later wrote about in her best known work The Flame Trees of Thika 1959 which examined how unprepared for rustic life the early British settlers really were. Out in the Midday Sun: My Kenya continues the story of Huxley's adult life beginning in 1933 when she returned to Kenya after an interval of eight years. Chatto & Windus hardcover books
1978UHUXSCO00LAWAtheneum 1978. Very Good. Huxley Elspeth. Scott of the Antarctic. New York: Atheneum 1978. 303pp. Indexed. Illustrated. Bibliography. 8vo. Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Book condition: Very good with subtly bumped and rubbed corners. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with subtle soiling on spine. Atheneum hardcover books
1959110441London: Chatto & Windus 1959. First edition of Huxley's autobiographical work based on her early life among white settlers on her father's coffee plantation in Kenya. Octavo original cloth. Signed by Elspeth Huxley on the title page. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rosemary Seligman. Uncommon signed. Elspeth Huxley prolifically wrote thirty books but she is best known for her lyrical books The Flame Trees of Thika and The Mottled Lizard. Both are based on her experiences growing up in a coffee farm in Colonial Kenya. Her husband Gervas Huxley was related to both Thomas and Aldous Huxley Lownie 2006. A year after the publication of The Flame Trees of Thika Huxley was appointed an independent member of the Advisory Commission for the Review of the Constitution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. She was an advocate of colonialism early in life and later called for independence for African countries Ibid. In the 1960s she served as a correspondent for the National Review magazine. It was later made into the well received television series originally airing in 1981. Chatto & Windus hardcover books
195996020London: Chatto & Windus 1959. First edition of the reissue of Huxley's autobiographical work based on her early life among white settlers on her father's coffee plantation in Kenya. Octavo original cloth frontispiece. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the title page "For Joe Ferrier with all good wishes. Elspeth Huxley." The recipient Joe Ferrier was a lifelong friend of Huxley's. They often exchanged letters books and article clippings between England and the United States. Also laid in are three typed letters signed by Huxley to the recipient. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by John Woodcock. Elspeth Huxley prolifically wrote thirty books but she is best known for her lyrical books The Flame Trees of Thika and The Mottled Lizard. Both are based on her experiences growing up in a coffee farm in Colonial Kenya. Her husband Gervas Huxley was related to both Thomas and Aldous Huxley Lownie 2006. A year after the publication of The Flame Trees of Thika Huxley was appointed an independent member of the Advisory Commission for the Review of the Constitution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. She was an advocate of colonialism early in life and later called for independence for African countries Ibid. In the 1960s she served as a correspondent for the National Review magazine. It was later made into the well received television series originally airing in 1981. Chatto & Windus hardcover books
2000UHUXFLA00FPPenguin 2000. Very Good. Huxley Elspeth. The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood. New York NY: Penguin 2000. 280pp. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good. Light rubbing to edges. Penguin paperback books
198757186NY: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1987. First illustrated edition. Pelizzoli Francesca. Small 4to pp. 288. Illustrated in color by Francesca Pelizzoli; also with photographs. Black paper over boards. Light stain on front edges of leaves o/w a nice copy in slilghtly scuffed and soiled dj with decorations and an applied illustration. Weidenfeld & Nicolson unknown books
1962W52667London: Chatto & Windus 1962. Original terra cotta cloth with gilt spine lettering. Edges have some light soiling and boards have minor bowing. Faint offsetting on endpapers from dust jacket flaps. Price clipped dust jacket has a bit of foxing internally. Also soiled on upper edge of rear portion and on rear flap fold. Overall a very suitable copy of the sequel to The Flame Trees of Thika. First Edition. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Trade. Chatto & Windus Hardcover books
196246332London: Chatto & Windus 1962. First edition of this sequel to Huxley's The Flame Trees of Thika. Octavo original cloth. Signed by Elspeth Huxley on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rosemary Seligman. Uncommon signed. "In this sequel to The Flame of Thika Elspeth Huxley takes up her story after the family returns to Kenya after the First World War. Her family and friends their home and their travels the glorious wildlife and scenery described in rich and loving detail all spring to life in this enchanting book. 'She knows East Africa and she loves it. . . with a critical and understanding sympathy. ' The Times 'What a marvelous writer. . . and what a Kenya it was" Financial Times. Chatto & Windus hardcover books
196295084London: Chatto & Windus 1962. First edition early printing of one of Huxley's best known works. Octavo original half cloth. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the half-title page "For Joe Ferrier with gratitude for your interest in my childhood memories - now are half a century old. Elspeth Huxley." Laid in are three typed letters signed by Huxley to Joe Ferrier one of which reads in part "I much appreciate your continuing interest in my writings - as much as I regret the appalling untidiness of this typing. My non-proficiency increases with the years and the typewriter is now nearly as old as I am; a few more years and in this age of word-processors etc.; it may become a valuable antique. With best wishes yours sincerely Elspeth Huxley." The recipient Joe Ferrier was a lifelong pen pal and friend of Huxley's. They often exchanged letters books and article clippings between England and the United States. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Rosemary Grimble. Nellie and Major Josceline Grant arrived in Thika in what was then British East Africa in 1912 where they became colonial settlers and established a coffee plantation. Their daughter Elspeth had quite an unconventional childhood which she later wrote about in her best known work The Flame Trees of Thika 1959 which examined how unprepared for rustic life the early British settlers really were. The Mottled Lizard continues the story when the family returns to Kenya after the first world war. Huxley recreates in vivid detail their home native servants hunting expeditions and travels throughout the country. Chatto & Windus hardcover books
19829006858London: Chatto & Windus 1982. Hardcover. Book fine Dust jacket fine. Bound in cloth with the spine stamped in gilt. <br/><br/> Chatto & Windus hardcover books
3678London Chatto & Windus 1982. First edition. 8vo. Dust jacket designed by John Sutcliffe unclipped. Very good-fine. 215 pages. No signatures or bookplates. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included. London, Chatto & Windus, 1982. hardcover books
103432hardcover. very good/good. Illus. 426pp. Tall 8vo cloth-backed boards d.w.<br/><br/> unknown books
960831964: William Morrow & Company New York. First edition of Huxley's authoritative report on the rapidly changing political climate of post-colonial East Africa. Octavo original half cloth illustrated with maps and drawings by Jonathan Kingdon. Presentation copy inscribed by the author on the title page "For Joe Ferrier with my best wished Elspeth Huxley." Laid in is the original typed transmittal letter an autograph card and photograph of Huxley; all three signed by her to Ferrier. The recipient Joe Ferrier was a lifelong fan and pen pal of Huxley's. They often exchanged letters books and article clippings between England and the United States. Near fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Harsh-Finegold. Huxley states in the present volume: "Writing about modern Africa is like trying to sketch a galloping horse that is out of sight before you have sharpened your pencil. But it is just because so much is happening - because the scene sparkles with new hopes and plans because nothing is static and nothing seems impossible.'for in truth' as Winston Churchill wrote in 1907 'the problems of East Africa are the problems of the world.'" William Morrow & Company hardcover books
